The Red Wings have activated their veteran goaltender and he will either start Tuesday's game in Philadelphia or dress as Jonas Gustavsson's back-up. Howard has been sidelined since injuring his left knee in
last Monday's 4-1 loss to the St. Louis Blues.

An
injury to the same knee in December caused Howard to miss eight games. He was on the shelf for three games this time.

Howard has a 9-12-8 record, 2.64 goals-against average and
.918 save percentage in 29 appearances but has been playing better of late with
a 3-3-1 record in his last seven decisions.

To make room on the roster for Howard, the Red Wings sent
rookie Petr Mrazek back to Grand Rapids of the AHL.

Mrazek's last appearance was in relief of Howard during the
aforementioned loss to the Blues, when Mrazek allowed one goal on 14 shots in
almost 30 minutes.

In seven appearances with the Red Wings this season, Mrazek
has a 1-3 record, 1.64 GAA and .924 save percentage. He's been victimized by a
lack of support as the Red Wings were shut out in three of his starts.